Mop



J. B. HARDIE April s, 1930.

MOP

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Patented Apr. 8, 1930 UNITED STATES JAMES B. HARDIE, F ST. LUIS, MISSOURI MOP application mea March 21,

This invention relates generally to mops, and more specificallyto an improved fountain mop, the predominant object of the invention being to produce a mop which is so i constructed and arranged that a body of cleansing Huid may be maintained in association with said mop at all times, from which supply of cleansing fluid portions thereof may be drawn periodically as required during the In the use of mops of the type which were in general use prior to this invention, it was necessary for a person engaged in mopping a floor, for instance, to maintain a receptacle containing water or other cleansing fluid close at hand in which the mop beingiv used might be periodically rinsed. This necessity for periodically rinsing the mop arose from the fact that it was necessary periodically to supply clean water to the mop if the mopping task` was to be performed in a clean manner, since, if this were not done, part of the mopping would be done with dirty water. The task of periodically rinsing a mop was a laborious and time-consuming one, inasmuch as it generally involved continual stooping on the part of the person using the mop, with a consequential expense of energy and time.

The improved mop disclosed herein is intended to eliminate the disadvantages referred to above, and, briefly stated, comprises a chamber arranged in permanent association with the mop wherein cleansing fluid is maintained. The chamber referred to is arranged in communication with the mopping portion of the mop, so that said cleansing fluid may flow from said chamber to said mopping portion of the mop, and my improved mop also includes conveniently actuated means whereby the passage of said cleansing fluid from said chamber to said mopping portion of the mop may be controlled by the person using the mop without interrupting the mopping operation.

Fig. 1 is a view of my improved mop showing same partly in elevation and partly in section, a portion of the handle of the mop being broken away to conserve space. f

V Fig. 2 is an enlarged inverted plan view of 192s. serial No. 263,240.

the lower portion of the handle of the mop looking toward the valve. i

Fig. 3 is a fragmentar sectional view of the portion of the mop a jacent to the valve showing said valve in its open position. e

In the drawing, which illustrates one embodiment merely of my invention, A designates the improved mop generally, said mop comprising ahandle portion B, a head C and a mopping portion D. The mopping portion D of the mop is made of the usual cord-like material of which these portions of mops are ordinarily made, and said material is secured to the head C means of a cord or other suit- Y able fastening means E, which encircles a portion of the body of cord-like material and the head C in a manner to secure-said cord-like material to said head (Fig, l).

The head C- fispreferably cylindrical in cross-section andwisrpiividedW-with-aeban 2 70 which extends'transversely. of said headil'fn one side thereof to the other, said bar bein,.,f"\`

relatively narrow with respect to the inside diameter of the head so that thepassageway through `said head is not entirely closed by said bar.l The head C isalso provided with annular flanges C at its opposite ends.

The handle portion B of the mop is hol low to `provide la chamber 3, said chamber .n having a lower wall 4 located adjacent to the 80 lower end of the handle portion B, which wall is providedv with a passageway 5, formed therethrough, which is intended for a purpose to be'hereinafter set forth. At the upper end thereof thehandle portion'B is pi'o- 85 vided with'a curved portion B, the outer end of which is closed by a suitable cap B2 which may be secured to said curved portion of said f handle by means of screw-threads, or otherwise if desired.

At the lower end thereof the handle portion B` telescopes within the Vhead C, as shown in Figs. l and 3, the outside diameter of said handle portion being such that the outer face thereof contacts closely with the yinner face 95 of the head. Extended upwardly from the bar 2 is a fixed rod 6, said fixed rod having a shoulder 6 which contacts with the top face of the bar 2 and being provided with a reduced,l threaded portion 7, which passes 100,

through an aperture formed through said bar. The reduced threaded portion 7 receives a nut 8 which contacts with the bottom face of the bar 2 whereby said rod 6 is rigidly fixed to said bar 2. Rigdly fixed to the rod 6 at the upper end thereof is a valve head 9, the lowerrportion of said valvehead being arrangedv in contactwith a shoulder 10 on said rod, and a portion 11 of said rod, which is of reduced diameter, being extended through an opening formed through the lvalve head- 9.

12 designates a washer which is arranged in contact with the upper portion of the valve head 9, and -13 designates a nut .which is screwed on the portion'l of the'roclr' at the upper endthereof,said nut beinggfoicedf illio firm contact with said washer f12wh'erebytlie valve-`head 9 isrsecurelyv-held on tlrelrodf 6 betweenftlie shoulder'lO andthe nut '"13fv'7'The rod 6 is. ext-ended through the passageway 5 as shown in Figs, .1. and 3, and 'when theparts of the mop are in the positions in which theyk are shown vin Fig. l, the lower portion ofthe valvelljiead 9 contacts with the"l countersunk scato at the upper` end Vofsaid passageway' I 5. 14 designatesan expansible coilspring,

is desired, it may be introduced into the mop- Y ping portion ofthe mop by merely pushing the handle portion B downwardly with respect to the head C, as already described.

I claim: y

A` mop comprising a moppingportion, a hollowhandle providing a chamber adapted to.; receive lcleansing fluid', a head to which said mopping portionis attached and with respect tov/whichfsaid handle is capable of telescopi-ng:movement, said. head being located entirely outside of said hollow handle, ar valve head fiXedly supported by said head, and a. wall"providing an'N end wall of said chamber and having'a -passageway formed therethrough which mayfbe closed by said valve head, said hal-idle beging` movable to move' said wall away'froin said valvehead topermit fluid to pass. from said chamber -t-.hrouglr sai-d' passageway.,

` In' testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto aiiix-my signature. A y :JAMES B. HA'RDIE.

the ,opposite ends of which contact with the top face ofthebar 2v and bottom face ofthe wall 4, respectively, whereby said coil spring tends to force the handle portion B of the mop upwardly with respect toi thehead G..

Inthe use of my improved mop, cleansing fluid, for instancewater, and a suitable soap powder, if desired, are introduced into the chamber43-wthin Y the lhandle portion B, safdahllldle portionbeing provided with the n jfcurved portion B. to permit of itsgbeing conchitD mber 3 will be permitted to. pass through Alil()- the passageway' 5- in the wall 4 andcflew through the head C and saturate the cordlike material forming the mopping portion D ofthe mop.

When the proper amount of fluid has been introduced into the mopping portionk D of the mop, the handle portion .B is permitted tdreturn to its elevated position in response to action ofthe coil spring 14, lwhereupon the valve head 9 will again close the passageway 5 and prevent further discharge of fluid from the chamber 3 lto the mopping portion D. The mopping operation may then be performed, and periodically during said mop- Q65 ping operation, when fresh cleansing fluid 

